Today is Nov 1, 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse

Chinese Year Animals

Chinese Zodiac Years

Find your Chinese zodiac animal by birth year. The chart below covers every year from 1900 to 2035, with the animal, the element and the exact day each year begins on Lunar New Year.

Find Your Sign

Enter your birth date to check, down to the exact Lunar New Year.

Month and day are optional. Add them if you were born in January or February. See January and February Chinese zodiac.

How the Years Work

Cycle
12 animals, repeating every 12 years
Start
Lunar New Year, Jan 21 to Feb 20
Elements
Set by the last digit of the year
Full cycle
60 years
This year
2026, Fire Horse

Lunar New Year Dates at a Glance

Lunar New Year follows the moon, so its date moves every year. From 1900 to 2036 it always fell between Jan 21 and Feb 20, and that window decides which animal a January or February birthday gets.

The window
Jan 21 to Feb 20
Every Lunar New Year, 1900 to 2036
Earliest
Jan 21
In 1966
Latest
Feb 20
In 1920 and 1985
January or February
49 and 88
49 years began in January, 88 in February

What It Means for Your Birthday

Born Jan 1 to Jan 20

Always the animal of the year before. No Lunar New Year from 1900 to 2036 came this early.

Born Jan 21 to Feb 20

It depends on the year. Find your birth year in the chart with Lunar New Year dates, or enter your birth date in the calculator above.

Born Feb 21 or later

Always the animal of your birth year. Lunar New Year has already passed.

The Next Lunar New Years

YearLunar New YearAnimal
2027 Chinese zodiacSaturday, Feb 6, 2027Fire Goat
2028 Chinese zodiacWednesday, Jan 26, 2028Earth Monkey
2029Tuesday, Feb 13, 2029Earth Rooster
2030Sunday, Feb 3, 2030Metal Dog
2031Thursday, Jan 23, 2031Metal Pig
2032Wednesday, Feb 11, 2032Water Rat

Chinese Zodiac Chart by Birth Year

Find the decade in the left column, then your last digit across the top. Born in January or early February? Check the date chart below, because births before Lunar New Year belong to the year before.

Decade0123456789
1900s1900Rat1901Ox1902Tiger1903Rabbit1904Dragon1905Snake1906Horse1907Goat1908Monkey1909Rooster
1910s1910Dog1911Pig1912Rat1913Ox1914Tiger1915Rabbit1916Dragon1917Snake1918Horse1919Goat
1920s1920Monkey1921Rooster1922Dog1923Pig1924Rat1925Ox1926Tiger1927Rabbit1928Dragon1929Snake
1930s1930Horse1931Goat1932Monkey1933Rooster1934Dog1935Pig1936Rat1937Ox1938Tiger1939Rabbit
1940s1940Dragon1941Snake1942Horse1943Goat1944Monkey1945Rooster1946 Chinese zodiacDog1947 Chinese zodiacPig1948 Chinese zodiacRat1949 Chinese zodiacOx
1950s1950 Chinese zodiacTiger1951 Chinese zodiacRabbit1952 Chinese zodiacDragon1953 Chinese zodiacSnake1954 Chinese zodiacHorse1955 Chinese zodiacGoat1956 Chinese zodiacMonkey1957 Chinese zodiacRooster1958 Chinese zodiacDog1959 Chinese zodiacPig
1960s1960 Chinese zodiacRat1961 Chinese zodiacOx1962 Chinese zodiacTiger1963 Chinese zodiacRabbit1964 Chinese zodiacDragon1965 Chinese zodiacSnake1966 Chinese zodiacHorse1967 Chinese zodiacGoat1968 Chinese zodiacMonkey1969 Chinese zodiacRooster
1970s1970 Chinese zodiacDog1971 Chinese zodiacPig1972 Chinese zodiacRat1973 Chinese zodiacOx1974 Chinese zodiacTiger1975 Chinese zodiacRabbit1976 Chinese zodiacDragon1977 Chinese zodiacSnake1978 Chinese zodiacHorse1979 Chinese zodiacGoat
1980s1980 Chinese zodiacMonkey1981 Chinese zodiacRooster1982 Chinese zodiacDog1983 Chinese zodiacPig1984 Chinese zodiacRat1985 Chinese zodiacOx1986 Chinese zodiacTiger1987 Chinese zodiacRabbit1988 Chinese zodiacDragon1989 Chinese zodiacSnake
1990s1990 Chinese zodiacHorse1991 Chinese zodiacGoat1992 Chinese zodiacMonkey1993 Chinese zodiacRooster1994 Chinese zodiacDog1995 Chinese zodiacPig1996 Chinese zodiacRat1997 Chinese zodiacOx1998 Chinese zodiacTiger1999 Chinese zodiacRabbit
2000s2000 Chinese zodiacDragon2001 Chinese zodiacSnake2002 Chinese zodiacHorse2003 Chinese zodiacGoat2004 Chinese zodiacMonkey2005 Chinese zodiacRooster2006 Chinese zodiacDog2007 Chinese zodiacPig2008 Chinese zodiacRat2009 Chinese zodiacOx
2010s2010 Chinese zodiacTiger2011 Chinese zodiacRabbit2012 Chinese zodiacDragon2013 Chinese zodiacSnake2014 Chinese zodiacHorse2015 Chinese zodiacGoat2016 Chinese zodiacMonkey2017 Chinese zodiacRooster2018 Chinese zodiacDog2019 Chinese zodiacPig
2020s2020 Chinese zodiacRat2021 Chinese zodiacOx2022 Chinese zodiacTiger2023 Chinese zodiacRabbit2024 Chinese zodiacDragon2025 Chinese zodiacSnake2026 Chinese zodiacHorse2027 Chinese zodiacGoat2028 Chinese zodiacMonkey2029Rooster
2030s2030Dog2031Pig2032Rat2033Ox2034Tiger2035Rabbit

The dot shows the element of the year: Wood green, Fire orange, Earth ochre, Metal grey, Water blue. Years that have their own page are links.

Chinese Zodiac Years by Animal

Each animal returns every 12 years. Pick a sign to see its personality and every year it has been or will be.

Rat 鼠
1924, 1936, 1948 Chinese zodiac, 1960 Chinese zodiac, 1972 Chinese zodiac, 1984 Chinese zodiac, 1996 Chinese zodiac, 2008 Chinese zodiac, 2020 Chinese zodiac, 2032
Ox 牛
1925, 1937, 1949 Chinese zodiac, 1961 Chinese zodiac, 1973 Chinese zodiac, 1985 Chinese zodiac, 1997 Chinese zodiac, 2009 Chinese zodiac, 2021 Chinese zodiac, 2033
Tiger 虎
1926, 1938, 1950 Chinese zodiac, 1962 Chinese zodiac, 1974 Chinese zodiac, 1986 Chinese zodiac, 1998 Chinese zodiac, 2010 Chinese zodiac, 2022 Chinese zodiac, 2034
Rabbit 兔
1927, 1939, 1951 Chinese zodiac, 1963 Chinese zodiac, 1975 Chinese zodiac, 1987 Chinese zodiac, 1999 Chinese zodiac, 2011 Chinese zodiac, 2023 Chinese zodiac, 2035
Dragon 龙
1928, 1940, 1952 Chinese zodiac, 1964 Chinese zodiac, 1976 Chinese zodiac, 1988 Chinese zodiac, 2000 Chinese zodiac, 2012 Chinese zodiac, 2024 Chinese zodiac
Snake 蛇
1929, 1941, 1953 Chinese zodiac, 1965 Chinese zodiac, 1977 Chinese zodiac, 1989 Chinese zodiac, 2001 Chinese zodiac, 2013 Chinese zodiac, 2025 Chinese zodiac
Horse 马
1930, 1942, 1954 Chinese zodiac, 1966 Chinese zodiac, 1978 Chinese zodiac, 1990 Chinese zodiac, 2002 Chinese zodiac, 2014 Chinese zodiac, 2026 Chinese zodiac
Goat 羊
1931, 1943, 1955 Chinese zodiac, 1967 Chinese zodiac, 1979 Chinese zodiac, 1991 Chinese zodiac, 2003 Chinese zodiac, 2015 Chinese zodiac, 2027 Chinese zodiac
Monkey 猴
1920, 1932, 1944, 1956 Chinese zodiac, 1968 Chinese zodiac, 1980 Chinese zodiac, 1992 Chinese zodiac, 2004 Chinese zodiac, 2016 Chinese zodiac, 2028 Chinese zodiac
Rooster 鸡
1921, 1933, 1945, 1957 Chinese zodiac, 1969 Chinese zodiac, 1981 Chinese zodiac, 1993 Chinese zodiac, 2005 Chinese zodiac, 2017 Chinese zodiac, 2029
Dog 狗
1922, 1934, 1946 Chinese zodiac, 1958 Chinese zodiac, 1970 Chinese zodiac, 1982 Chinese zodiac, 1994 Chinese zodiac, 2006 Chinese zodiac, 2018 Chinese zodiac, 2030
Pig 猪
1923, 1935, 1947 Chinese zodiac, 1959 Chinese zodiac, 1971 Chinese zodiac, 1983 Chinese zodiac, 1995 Chinese zodiac, 2007 Chinese zodiac, 2019 Chinese zodiac, 2031

Chinese Zodiac Years With Lunar New Year Dates

Every year from 1900 to 2035, with the day it starts and the day it ends. Dates are in China Standard Time.

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YearAnimalElementBeginsEnds
1900RatMetalJan 31, 1900Feb 18, 1901
1901OxMetalFeb 19, 1901Feb 7, 1902
1902TigerWaterFeb 8, 1902Jan 28, 1903
1903RabbitWaterJan 29, 1903Feb 15, 1904
1904DragonWoodFeb 16, 1904Feb 3, 1905
1905SnakeWoodFeb 4, 1905Jan 24, 1906
1906HorseFireJan 25, 1906Feb 12, 1907
1907GoatFireFeb 13, 1907Feb 1, 1908
1908MonkeyEarthFeb 2, 1908Jan 21, 1909
1909RoosterEarthJan 22, 1909Feb 9, 1910
1910DogMetalFeb 10, 1910Jan 29, 1911
1911PigMetalJan 30, 1911Feb 17, 1912
1912RatWaterFeb 18, 1912Feb 5, 1913
1913OxWaterFeb 6, 1913Jan 25, 1914
1914TigerWoodJan 26, 1914Feb 13, 1915
1915RabbitWoodFeb 14, 1915Feb 2, 1916
1916DragonFireFeb 3, 1916Jan 22, 1917
1917SnakeFireJan 23, 1917Feb 10, 1918
1918HorseEarthFeb 11, 1918Jan 31, 1919
1919GoatEarthFeb 1, 1919Feb 19, 1920
1920MonkeyMetalFeb 20, 1920Feb 7, 1921
1921RoosterMetalFeb 8, 1921Jan 27, 1922
1922DogWaterJan 28, 1922Feb 15, 1923
1923PigWaterFeb 16, 1923Feb 4, 1924
1924RatWoodFeb 5, 1924Jan 23, 1925
1925OxWoodJan 24, 1925Feb 12, 1926
1926TigerFireFeb 13, 1926Feb 1, 1927
1927RabbitFireFeb 2, 1927Jan 22, 1928
1928DragonEarthJan 23, 1928Feb 9, 1929
1929SnakeEarthFeb 10, 1929Jan 29, 1930
1930HorseMetalJan 30, 1930Feb 16, 1931
1931GoatMetalFeb 17, 1931Feb 5, 1932
1932MonkeyWaterFeb 6, 1932Jan 25, 1933
1933RoosterWaterJan 26, 1933Feb 13, 1934
1934DogWoodFeb 14, 1934Feb 3, 1935
1935PigWoodFeb 4, 1935Jan 23, 1936
1936RatFireJan 24, 1936Feb 10, 1937
1937OxFireFeb 11, 1937Jan 30, 1938
1938TigerEarthJan 31, 1938Feb 18, 1939
1939RabbitEarthFeb 19, 1939Feb 7, 1940
1940DragonMetalFeb 8, 1940Jan 26, 1941
1941SnakeMetalJan 27, 1941Feb 14, 1942
1942HorseWaterFeb 15, 1942Feb 4, 1943
1943GoatWaterFeb 5, 1943Jan 24, 1944
1944MonkeyWoodJan 25, 1944Feb 12, 1945
1945RoosterWoodFeb 13, 1945Feb 1, 1946
1946 Chinese zodiacDogFireFeb 2, 1946Jan 21, 1947
1947 Chinese zodiacPigFireJan 22, 1947Feb 9, 1948
1948 Chinese zodiacRatEarthFeb 10, 1948Jan 28, 1949
1949 Chinese zodiacOxEarthJan 29, 1949Feb 16, 1950
1950 Chinese zodiacTigerMetalFeb 17, 1950Feb 5, 1951
1951 Chinese zodiacRabbitMetalFeb 6, 1951Jan 26, 1952
1952 Chinese zodiacDragonWaterJan 27, 1952Feb 13, 1953
1953 Chinese zodiacSnakeWaterFeb 14, 1953Feb 2, 1954
1954 Chinese zodiacHorseWoodFeb 3, 1954Jan 23, 1955
1955 Chinese zodiacGoatWoodJan 24, 1955Feb 11, 1956
1956 Chinese zodiacMonkeyFireFeb 12, 1956Jan 30, 1957
1957 Chinese zodiacRoosterFireJan 31, 1957Feb 17, 1958
1958 Chinese zodiacDogEarthFeb 18, 1958Feb 7, 1959
1959 Chinese zodiacPigEarthFeb 8, 1959Jan 27, 1960
1960 Chinese zodiacRatMetalJan 28, 1960Feb 14, 1961
1961 Chinese zodiacOxMetalFeb 15, 1961Feb 4, 1962
1962 Chinese zodiacTigerWaterFeb 5, 1962Jan 24, 1963
1963 Chinese zodiacRabbitWaterJan 25, 1963Feb 12, 1964
1964 Chinese zodiacDragonWoodFeb 13, 1964Feb 1, 1965
1965 Chinese zodiacSnakeWoodFeb 2, 1965Jan 20, 1966
1966 Chinese zodiacHorseFireJan 21, 1966Feb 8, 1967
1967 Chinese zodiacGoatFireFeb 9, 1967Jan 29, 1968
1968 Chinese zodiacMonkeyEarthJan 30, 1968Feb 16, 1969
1969 Chinese zodiacRoosterEarthFeb 17, 1969Feb 5, 1970
1970 Chinese zodiacDogMetalFeb 6, 1970Jan 26, 1971
1971 Chinese zodiacPigMetalJan 27, 1971Feb 14, 1972
1972 Chinese zodiacRatWaterFeb 15, 1972Feb 2, 1973
1973 Chinese zodiacOxWaterFeb 3, 1973Jan 22, 1974
1974 Chinese zodiacTigerWoodJan 23, 1974Feb 10, 1975
1975 Chinese zodiacRabbitWoodFeb 11, 1975Jan 30, 1976
1976 Chinese zodiacDragonFireJan 31, 1976Feb 17, 1977
1977 Chinese zodiacSnakeFireFeb 18, 1977Feb 6, 1978
1978 Chinese zodiacHorseEarthFeb 7, 1978Jan 27, 1979
1979 Chinese zodiacGoatEarthJan 28, 1979Feb 15, 1980
1980 Chinese zodiacMonkeyMetalFeb 16, 1980Feb 4, 1981
1981 Chinese zodiacRoosterMetalFeb 5, 1981Jan 24, 1982
1982 Chinese zodiacDogWaterJan 25, 1982Feb 12, 1983
1983 Chinese zodiacPigWaterFeb 13, 1983Feb 1, 1984
1984 Chinese zodiacRatWoodFeb 2, 1984Feb 19, 1985
1985 Chinese zodiacOxWoodFeb 20, 1985Feb 8, 1986
1986 Chinese zodiacTigerFireFeb 9, 1986Jan 28, 1987
1987 Chinese zodiacRabbitFireJan 29, 1987Feb 16, 1988
1988 Chinese zodiacDragonEarthFeb 17, 1988Feb 5, 1989
1989 Chinese zodiacSnakeEarthFeb 6, 1989Jan 26, 1990
1990 Chinese zodiacHorseMetalJan 27, 1990Feb 14, 1991
1991 Chinese zodiacGoatMetalFeb 15, 1991Feb 3, 1992
1992 Chinese zodiacMonkeyWaterFeb 4, 1992Jan 22, 1993
1993 Chinese zodiacRoosterWaterJan 23, 1993Feb 9, 1994
1994 Chinese zodiacDogWoodFeb 10, 1994Jan 30, 1995
1995 Chinese zodiacPigWoodJan 31, 1995Feb 18, 1996
1996 Chinese zodiacRatFireFeb 19, 1996Feb 6, 1997
1997 Chinese zodiacOxFireFeb 7, 1997Jan 27, 1998
1998 Chinese zodiacTigerEarthJan 28, 1998Feb 15, 1999
1999 Chinese zodiacRabbitEarthFeb 16, 1999Feb 4, 2000
2000 Chinese zodiacDragonMetalFeb 5, 2000Jan 23, 2001
2001 Chinese zodiacSnakeMetalJan 24, 2001Feb 11, 2002
2002 Chinese zodiacHorseWaterFeb 12, 2002Jan 31, 2003
2003 Chinese zodiacGoatWaterFeb 1, 2003Jan 21, 2004
2004 Chinese zodiacMonkeyWoodJan 22, 2004Feb 8, 2005
2005 Chinese zodiacRoosterWoodFeb 9, 2005Jan 28, 2006
2006 Chinese zodiacDogFireJan 29, 2006Feb 17, 2007
2007 Chinese zodiacPigFireFeb 18, 2007Feb 6, 2008
2008 Chinese zodiacRatEarthFeb 7, 2008Jan 25, 2009
2009 Chinese zodiacOxEarthJan 26, 2009Feb 13, 2010
2010 Chinese zodiacTigerMetalFeb 14, 2010Feb 2, 2011
2011 Chinese zodiacRabbitMetalFeb 3, 2011Jan 22, 2012
2012 Chinese zodiacDragonWaterJan 23, 2012Feb 9, 2013
2013 Chinese zodiacSnakeWaterFeb 10, 2013Jan 30, 2014
2014 Chinese zodiacHorseWoodJan 31, 2014Feb 18, 2015
2015 Chinese zodiacGoatWoodFeb 19, 2015Feb 7, 2016
2016 Chinese zodiacMonkeyFireFeb 8, 2016Jan 27, 2017
2017 Chinese zodiacRoosterFireJan 28, 2017Feb 15, 2018
2018 Chinese zodiacDogEarthFeb 16, 2018Feb 4, 2019
2019 Chinese zodiacPigEarthFeb 5, 2019Jan 24, 2020
2020 Chinese zodiacRatMetalJan 25, 2020Feb 11, 2021
2021 Chinese zodiacOxMetalFeb 12, 2021Jan 31, 2022
2022 Chinese zodiacTigerWaterFeb 1, 2022Jan 21, 2023
2023 Chinese zodiacRabbitWaterJan 22, 2023Feb 9, 2024
2024 Chinese zodiacDragonWoodFeb 10, 2024Jan 28, 2025
2025 Chinese zodiacSnakeWoodJan 29, 2025Feb 16, 2026
2026 Chinese zodiacHorseFireFeb 17, 2026Feb 5, 2027
2027 Chinese zodiacGoatFireFeb 6, 2027Jan 25, 2028
2028 Chinese zodiacMonkeyEarthJan 26, 2028Feb 12, 2029
2029RoosterEarthFeb 13, 2029Feb 2, 2030
2030DogMetalFeb 3, 2030Jan 22, 2031
2031PigMetalJan 23, 2031Feb 10, 2032
2032RatWaterFeb 11, 2032Jan 30, 2033
2033OxWaterJan 31, 2033Feb 18, 2034
2034TigerWoodFeb 19, 2034Feb 7, 2035
2035RabbitWoodFeb 8, 2035Jan 27, 2036

Chinese Zodiac Years FAQ

How do I find my Chinese zodiac by birth year?

Find your birth year in the chart. If you were born in January or February, check the Lunar New Year date for that year, because births before it belong to the year before. Or enter your birth date in the calculator at the top of the page.

What are the Chinese zodiac years?

There are 12 animals, repeating every 12 years: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. Add five elements and the full cycle is 60 years.

How do I calculate the Chinese zodiac from a year?

Subtract 4 from the year and divide by 12. The remainder gives the animal: 0 Rat, 1 Ox, 2 Tiger, 3 Rabbit, 4 Dragon, 5 Snake, 6 Horse, 7 Goat, 8 Monkey, 9 Rooster, 10 Dog, 11 Pig.

What is the Chinese zodiac for 1990?

1990 is the Year of the Metal Horse. It ran from Jan 27, 1990 to Feb 14, 1991.

What are the Chinese zodiac years of the Rat?

Recent Rat years include 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020. The Rat returns every 12 years, on Lunar New Year.

What element is my birth year?

The last digit sets it: 0 and 1 Metal, 2 and 3 Water, 4 and 5 Wood, 6 and 7 Fire, 8 and 9 Earth. This is the element of the year, which is different from the animal's own fixed element.

Does the Chinese zodiac year start on January 1?

No. It starts on Lunar New Year, which falls between January 21 and February 20. The chart below lists the exact start date of every year.

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